Kanwar Yatra 2022: This time travel will be expensive for Shiva devotees, inflation will hit the pockets of Kanwariyas
Dehradun, July 4. This time Kanwar Yatra is going to be expensive for Shiva devotees. Even though the Kanwar Yatra is on foot. But during this time, the Kanwariyas need many things to take the Ganges water and carry it. Along with this, the clothes and sticks of the Kanwariyas are also different. Which is only after buying the Kanwar Yatra can start. Traders selling kanwar goods say that this time the goods are getting costlier by 20 to 30 percent.
Kanwar Yatra is starting from 14th July
Kanwar Yatra is starting from 14th July
Kanwar Yatra is starting as soon as the month of Sawan starts from 14th July. Which will be till 12th August. During this the Kanwar Yatra will continue. In such a situation, preparations have started for the Kanwar Yatra. This time the journey is starting after 2 years due to Kovid. In such a situation, this time the police is expecting 4 crore Kanwariyas to come. For which on one hand the police administration has started preparations. On the other hand, traders have also started preparations to keep kanwar goods in the shops. Kanwar goods are mainly sold in Haridwar. From where the merchants of Gangotri also buy goods. Apart from Haridwar, small items can also be bought from Rishikesh and Gangotri. Anuj Semwal, a trader who sells kanwar goods in Gangotri Dham, told that he sells kanwar goods every time during the Kanwar Yatra. This time too, preparations have started for Kanwar in Gangotri Dham. But this time the kanwar goods have become expensive. Due to which the effect of inflation on Kanwar Yatra is sure to be seen. Kanwariyas bagged for Kanwar Yatra,
T-shirts of pithu, sticks, nada, string, gangajali, pot and naive are required. Whose prices have increased by 20 to 30 rupees this time.
Kanwar is the most special in Kanwar Yatra
Kanwar is the most special in Kanwar Yatra
The most attractive thing in the Kanwar Yatra is the colorful and decorative kanwar, which the Kanwariyas buy from Jwalapur in Haridwar. Everyone keeps an eye on these Kanwars every year. Every kanwariya tries to make his kanwar most attractive. Which made him look different. But this time these kanwars are also being sold at twice the rate. Due to the expensive material for making kanwar, the price of kanwar has doubled. Bamboo, cloth, decoration items, stick, basket, sneeze etc. all the materials are needed to make kanwar. Due to which the artisans are also compulsively charging more for it.
Kanwar is made in Jwalapur only
Kanwar is made in Jwalapur only
The work of making kanwar is done in Jwalapur in Haridwar for many decades. Artisans making kanwar have been making kanwar for their many generations of Shiva devotees. 90% of the artisans belong to the Muslim community. The construction work of kanwar is started 5 to 4 months before. Kanwar used to be available in the market for Rs 200 to Rs 5000. Which is now selling from 300 to 9 thousand. The reason for this is that the raw material used for kanwar is expensive.
